University of California, Los Angeles Athletics Department is hiring an Event Operations Intern for the 2026-2027 academic year. This position will work in the Event ­Operations office and perform duties that will lead to the success of the event operations for all athletics programs at the University of California, Los Angeles. This internship will be a volunteer position for hours worked within the office. However, there is opportunity to be hired into a paid/part-time position, specifically for EVENT hours, starting at the payrate of $21/hr. 

The internship will run from August 2026 to the end of December 2026, with the option to extend the internship until the end of June 2027. Extension will be at the discretion of UCLA.  

Under the direction of the event operations office: 

-       Assist the event operations full‐time staff members with all game day operations, including pre‐event set‐up, in‐game responsibilities, and post‐event responsibilities.

-       Act as “Day of” contact for assigned sports, as well as organize or assist in scheduling emergency medical services, security and police, ball crew, table crew, and student staff schedules.

-       Delegate and oversee tasks assigned to a staging crew of 2–3 people, helping to build leadership and project management skills in a live event environment.

-       Create or assist with the distribution of visiting team guides, operations and tournament manuals; create event timing sheets; coordinate with coaches and team personnel for game‐day requests and arrangements; act as parking services liaison for assigned sports.

-       Gameday responsibilities include supervision of event staff and staging staff, crowd control, liaison for visiting team and officials, event set‐up, and table crew supervision.

-       Attends department and event-specific meetings in preparation for upcoming events.

-          Work all Men’s Water Polo home games in the fall (paid).

-          Work a majority of Men’s and Women’s Tennis matches in the spring (paid).

-          Ability to work significant amount of event days for Football and other events assigned (including nights, weekends, and holidays).

-          Minimum of 10 office hours per week (unpaid).

Has a Bachelor’s degree. One year of related experience. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally. Able to work in inside and outside event conditions; subject to heat and cold. Ability to communicate with athletics staff members and outside vendors. Exceptional organizational and time management skills. Customer service oriented. Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft Excel. Ability to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Previous event or facility experience in intercollegiate athletics. Desire to obtain a full‐time career within event operations. General knowledge of all Big Ten and NCAA rules and regulations related to event operations.

Parking and uniform tops will be provided to the intern. Class credit can only be offered to current students at University of San Francisco. After the conclusion of the internship, if seen fit by the event operations office, the candidate may be asked to apply for a staging role. This role will be part‐time/paid. In order to be hired onto pay status, candidates must be able to provide original identification documents to satisfy the requirements of the Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) form (See Here).

Please email a resume and cover letter to Garret Koonce ([email protected]) with the Subject Line of “UCLA 2026-27 Internship Application” to be considered for this role.

*Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background check performed by Universal Background Screening and UCLA Athletics. 

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer. 

“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.